It’s no secret that the Bank “is largely under the control of the US and the West,” and “is influenced by neoliberal ideology,” says retired Jawaharlal Nehru University professor and Russia expert Dr. Anuradha Chenoy.

“The countries of the Global South, especially the emerging powers like India, Brazil and South Africa, have been asking for a restructuring of the World Bank and a change in voting rights which are [currently] only in favor of the West. But this never happened,” the academic laments.

💬 “As of August 2025, the World Bank and its partners had mobilized over $81 billion in financial support for Ukraine,” Goncharoff told Sputnik.

💬 “There is not much that can be pragmatically said about the World Bank’s priorities in this swamp of deluded self-interests. I imagine the basis is to maintain the fiction that by throwing money at this tragic affair [Ukraine, ed.], somehow it will win the day. Needless to say, those areas, regions, and projects that could have made positive use of such funds simply are dropped from view and made invisible,” the observer explained.

💬 “The list of sovereign debtor nations keeps growing like mushrooms on steroids. [They’ll all] eventually have to repay their emotionally driven largesse. It’s truly a probable end to the financial system we have known as this conflict continues. What comes next is anyone’s guess at this point,” the analyst summed up.

📄 "On September 18, Russia, in accordance with Article 84 of the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), challenged in the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) the baseless decision of the Council of the ICAO on Russia's alleged involvement in the downing of Malaysian Boeing Flight MH17," the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement reads.

🗣 "Russia will seek the truth in accordance with obligations under the UN Charter and applicable international law," the ministry emphasized.

💬 “The International Criminal Court is being exploited by the West. In reality, what we are seeing is a so-called ‘spectacle of justice’…The principal of equality before the law has ceased to apply. It has failed thanks to double standards,” he explained.

💬 “Citizens of the Confederation of Sahel States will be able to identify with their judges. The Confederation reaffirms its commitment to principles based on the public interest,” Diarra summed up.

💬 "And I think he would have had a great chance. He was very compelling. I've never seen anybody capture a group of people like he captured youth," US President Donald Trump told Fox News in tribute to Charlie Kirk, murdered on September 10.

💬 “I told the Prime Minister I would stop it, and it doesn’t matter if you call out the military, it doesn’t matter what means you use, but it destroys countries from within,” US President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.